I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:
Station 13
Title: I WISH I HAD DUCK FEET
Skills: GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
Description: DIVIDE CLASS INTO SIX TEAMS LINE UP BEHIND STARTING LINE. HAVE 1ST STUDENT GET INTO POTATO SACK ON GO STUDENTS MUST (HOP) SACK RACE DOWN AROUND THE CONES AND BACK. THIS RACE ENDS. THEN THE NEXT GROUP RACES. (THIS WAY STUDENTS ARE NOT TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SACKS QUICKLY AND ACCIDENTALLY RIPPING THE SACKS)
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I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:
Station 12
Title: The Lorax vs. The Once-lers”
Skills: agility, gross motor
Description: Scatter at least 40 Frisbees (representing the Truffula Trees) inside the playing area (white square) with half of the Frisbees lying top side up and half of the Frisbees lying bottom side up(looks like a bowl) up. In this event there are 2 groups the Lorax (representing Truffula Trees getting planted or picked up) and the Once-lers (representing Truffula Trees getting chopped or knocked down). One group will wear pinnies to distinguish between the two groups. On the signal to begin, the Once-lers job will be to flip each Frisbees that is lying top side up over to look like a bowl and the Lorax’s job will be to flip each Frisbees up (so it does not look like a bowl. They will run from Frisbees to Frisbees to do their jobs. Volunteers will stop play after 1 minute to change how they are moving. For example, after the first minute they will walk backwards, and after the second minute is up they will skip. The volunteers should then change the student’s job with the Lorax (up) now becoming a Once-ler (down). Let them run again, then hop, and slide. This event will continue until time has been called.
**Note: Do not allow students to use their feet to kick over Frisbees. Only hands may be used to flip the Frisbees over and put them up.
I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:
Station 11
Title: IF I RAN THE CIRCUS
Skills: EYE/HAND COORDNIATION
Description: CLASS MAY CHOOSE OR TRY ANY OBJECT TO JUGGLE WITH (MORE OBJECTS THAN HANDS)
YOUNGER STUDENTS (pre-1st) CAN USE DIFFERENT OBJECTS TO PLAY CATCH WITH THEMSELF OR A PARTNER.
I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:
Station 10
Title: GREEN EGGS AND HAM: “SAM I AM” relay race
Skills: EYE HAND COORDINATION, BALANCE AND AGILITY
Description: DIVIDE STUDENTS INTO 5 TEAMS. STUDENTS PLACE A PIECE OF HAM (orange bean bag) ON THEIR HEAD (FOR THE K-1 GRADES THEY CAN PLACE THE HAM ON THE OTHER HAND FLAT LIKE A WAITER’S TRAY.) PLACE AN EGG ON THE SPOON. ON GO, STUDENTS WILL HOLD 1 HAND TO HOLD THE SPOON. STUDENTS WILL RACE DOWN AROUND THE CONE AND BACK IF THE EGG OR HAM FALLS, THE STUDENT MUST STOP PUT THEM BACK ON AND CONTINUES. THIS IS A NEVER-ENDING RELAY WHERE THEY KEEP GOING UNTIL TIME IS UP.
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